An Englishman and an Irishman lived in a seaside town, and each owned a rowing boat. One day the Englishman decided to christen his, and painted on the stern, “ Henry the Eighth.” “ An’ what will I name mine?'’ mused the Irishman. Friends suggested, among other names, “ George the Fifth,” but he rejected a 1 Iheso, and, becoming snddenlj' inspired, look the brush and paint and inscribed the legend, “ August the Ist.”
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Evening Star, Issue 20061, 29 December 1928, Page 6
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71Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 Evening Star, Issue 20061, 29 December 1928, Page 6
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